South American Youth Championships

Official name: Juventud de América. The 1975 tournament was an
"extra" edition but counts for the official records. Since 1977,
the top-3 qualify for the World Youth Cup (except for 1987 when
Chile qualified as hosts, so only the first two qualified). Until
1987 the tournament featured U-19 teams; the tournaments corresponding
to 1989 and 1993 were played the year before because of the scheduling
of the World Youth Cup.
Since 1997, the top-4 qualify for the World Youth Cup (note that in
2001 Argentina qualified as hosts, so the 5th team qualified in
Argentina's place).

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